Africa

Africa

Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Elmina, GhanaTHE 4-WEEK SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM: The 4-week Ghana program includes classroom lectures provided by our Ghanaian faculty partners, an afternoon of volunteer work at local NGOs and programs, and we travel to historic and cultural sites every weekend. All our activities are supported by academic readings and our JMU faculty leaders manage the discussions. Often, we also bring in local...Read More

Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, South AfricaThis summer program in South Africa will provide students with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about post-conflict justice, restorative justice, South African society, reconciliation, and race relations. While these topics are discussed in a classroom setting within the major, this program allows for students to live and breathe those issues hands-on and up-close. This program...Read More

Multiple Areas, TanzaniaDesigned to serve majors from many different disciplines, JMU’s East Africa Field offers a unique opportunity to learn about peoples, cultures, and environments of contemporary Tanzania through direct interaction. The East Africa Field School incorporates site visits, homestays, lectures/class discussions, readings, and a variety of other assignments to provide breadth and depth on the...Read More

Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Arusha, TanzaniaThis project-based program focuses on exploring innovative ideas and processes for tackling sustainable development challenges in Tanzania. It is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore interdisciplinary engineering challenges and solutions occurring in an international setting. The project focus will be on developing and implementing innovative sustainable human centered...Read More

Arusha, Mwanza, Shirati, Zanzibar, TanzaniaThis program will provide undergraduate, and graduate nursing students an opportunity for learning, clinical experiences and cultural enrichment in the vistas of Tanzania. Students will learn through active participation and engagement as they work in various health clinics and hospitals to gain an understanding of the health care delivery system and health conditions of populations in...Read More